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Hydrocarboxylation of vinyl alkanoates

US4377708A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 14, 1977
Grant dateMar 22, 1983
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Expiry dateOct 14, 1997

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC07C51/09
  • WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Vinyl esters such as vinyl acetate are hydrocarboxylated with tertiary organo-phosphine stabilized palladium catalysts utilizing low water concentration; the ready hydrolysis of the .alpha.-acetoxypropionic acid affords a convenient route to lactic acid.

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